The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
PARIS AND LONDON.
A Bundle of Contrasts-Points of Differ
ce in their Social Customs.

A Bundle of Contrasts-Points of Differ
ce in their Social Customs.
In book with the title Angleterre ct
France, NJ. Felix Pyat-who knows England
well, having lived there as a political ref
ugee for thirty years--has indicated, in an
original and picturesque fashion, many points
of dissidence between the social customs OF
the two nations. The following is quoted
from the preface of NJ. Pyat's work:
Paris is right-handed, London left
handed. The Partisan coachman keeps to
his right, the London one to his left. The
former is seated in front of his carriage, the
latter behind. Paris is compact, London
scattered. The heart of Paris is the Hotel de
| Vile, that of London is the bank. Paris has
girdle of Notifications and an octroi,
| London has neither wall nor town duties.
Paris increases by absorption, London by
expansion. Paris is built with stones,
| London with bricks Paris has high houses
and narrow streets, London wide streets and
low houses. Eouses in Paris have wide
doors for carriages, in London the doors are
| small. In fact Paris has its doors larger
than its windows, whilst London has its
windows larger than its doors. Paris has
espagnolette windows opening like doors.
| London guillotine windows Paris has its
| shutters outside, London inside. Paris is
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dwells in masses, inside barracks and con-
vents; London lives in private, home for
each family. Paris has its PORTER door
keeper, London its key. Paris has its
public cafes, London its exclusive clubs.
Paris sleeps in bed placed alongside the
wall, London in the middle Of the room.
Paris rises early, London late Paris pro-
| nounceS cacao, London cocoa.
Paris is large, London enormous. Paris
dimes, London eats. Paris takes two meals
day, London four. London, says Voltaire,
| has a hundred religions and one sauce; Paris
| has a hundred sauces and no religion.
London has d three-pronged fork, Paris
| four-pronged one. Paris uses napkin,
| London the table cloth. Paris
eats corn, London drinks it. Paris eats
| boiled meats, London roasted. Paris eats
fried potatoes London boiled. Paris kaves
are long, London loaves are square. Paris
| likes the white of turnips, London the green.
| Paris serves oysters on the concave shell,
| London on tho convex. Paris puts butter
in its brooches, London on its bread Paris
drinks wine, London beer. Paris takes
coffee, London tea. Paris at table is socia-
| be, London isolated. Paris has the table
d'hote, London the diningroom box. Paris
is gay, London dull Paris whips the horses.
London f1ogs its criminals. Paris lounges,
| London goes. Paris makes laws during the
day, London during the night. Paris has
spring showers in March, London in April.
| London has but few soldiers, Paris too
many. In Paris the soldier is a power in
London a nonentity. The Paris soldier
wears red trousers and a blue coat, the
| London soldier q red coat and blue
trousers. The former is always armed, the
| latter carries only short stick. The Paris
| soldier is a conscript, the London soldier
volunteer In Paris priests celebrate mar
riages, in London they themse yes get
married. In Paris girls are rigidly kept, in
| London they are free. In Paris married
women are free, in London they are not.
Paris opens its museums on Sundays, Lon
don on week days. In Paris churches are
always open in London they are nearly
always closed Paris has sedentary judges,
London ambulatory. Paris has her milk
maids seated London her milk
men with rounds" Paris warns herself
with wood London with coal. Paris buries
her dead too soon, London too late. Paris
| throws her refuse into the streets, London
keeps it inside. Paris retains her sewage
in the house, London throws it at once in
| the river Paris has more mad people,
| London more idiots. Paris has more sui
cides, London more homicides. Paris is more
of an artist, London more of a merchant
In Paris men are more lively than horses,
in London horses are more frisky than men.
Paris works, London trafffcs. Lon
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Paris is democratic, London ar
istocratic. Paris workmen call each other
citizens, London workmen mechanics. The
former work in their blouses, the latter in
coats. Working Paris wears casquette
IA cap), working London a hat. Canaile
Paris fights with the feet a London mob
with its fists. Working Paris calls the
pawnbroker "my aunt" working London
my uncle" Working London SAYS, like
its queen, ''Dieu ct mon Droit," Rule Brit
anuia," working Paris says, like the repub-
lie, ''Rights Of Man, Liberty, Equality, Fra
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